Civil unions Archives - Page 3 of 5

New project helps guide couples in civil unions into sacramental marriages
- Feb 9, 2019
Mary-Rose and Ryan Verret are the founders of Witness to Love. They spoke to Crux about their new project, Civil Marriage Initiative.

By Charles C. Camosy
Key ally of Philippines president introduces bills allowing for divorce, same-sex unions
- Jul 25, 2017
The Philippines is the only country in the world — except for the Vatican — to have no divorce law. That could change after the Speaker of the House introduced legislation to allow for “quick dissolution” of marriage.

By Crux Staff
Italy’s new PM could fail, but he’s got a strong Catholic pedigree
- Dec 18, 2016
Italy’s new Prime Minister, known as the “cold one,” could easily disappear as the roller-coaster of Italian politics continues, but he brings key assets to the job, including a deep understanding of Catholic tradition, a family history of strong Vatican ties, and a Pope Francis- style outlook on wars of culture.

By Claire Giangravè

Will Italy go the way of Brexit and Trump? Catholics may decide
- Dec 1, 2016
Italy’s upcoming referendum might be the final surprise in a year marked by a sharp rise in populist sentiment. After Brexit and Trump’s victory in the U.S., Catholic votes might be the decisive factor in determining the political agenda for Italy and the West.

By Claire Giangravè

Study suggests Catholic marriage will be dead in Italy by 2031

Jul 9, 2016

A new study from a respected Italian research institute finds that religious marriages in one of the world’s most Catholic nations are in “free-fall,” and based on trends over the last twenty years, projects that by 2031 there won’t be a single religious marriage in the country.

By Crux Staff

Top Italian bishop pushes back against new civil unions law

May 19, 2016

VATICAN CITY — In recognizing civil unions of heterosexual and homosexual couples, the Italian government has equated those unions to marriage, said the head of the Italian bishops’ conference. While some supporters of the new law, which passed the legislature May 11, insisted the law did not recognize gay marriage,

By Catholic News Service

Two Vatican cardinals hit Italy's civil unions proposal

Feb 25, 2016

ROME — Even though Pope Francis has declined to get involved in Italy’s ongoing debate over a bill to legalize same-sex civil unions, saying the pope belongs to everyone and shouldn’t comment on local politics, two of the Vatican’s top cardinals weren’t so reluctant. On Tuesday, the Vatican secretary of

By Inés San Martín